Sis Deans
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Language
English
Description
Zach is riding the Greyhound bus through a snowstorm to visit his older brother Derek, whom he hasn't seen in seven months. That's when their parents finally went broke paying Derek's doctor's bills and had to give him up as a ward of the state. Nothing-not drawing in his sketchbook, not basketball-lets Zach forget that his brother is living in a mental institution five states away. But surprisingly, sitting next to a talkative teenage girl he nicknames...
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Language
English
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A heartbreaking, honest, and downright funny novel about loss and recovery
"She lay pinned in the back seat listening... to the sounds of help that had come too late."
Six months ago a terrible car accident devastated Emily Racine. Not only did she lose her older brother, Jon, but her own injuries prevented her from doing the thing she loved best: dancing. Now, just as Emily is getting on her feet again, she receives another blow: her parents want...
Author
Language
English
Description
A moving story about survival, recovery, and the power of determination.
There was something else driving Ricky as he sped down Ridge Road under that cloudless blue sky. "Everybody knows a Gordon's middle name is Thief." The hatred and hurt rose up inside him. His stride lengthened. His arms pumped faster. He could feel the new-found fuel burning in his muscles. Today would be the day Ricky beat the bus. "The best thing your father ever did was get...
4) Rainy
Author
Language
English
Description
A vivid portrait of a girl with a hyperactive mind
Rainy isn't thrilled about going to camp, away from her family and her beloved dog, Max. Without her family there to help, how will she stay focused when her thoughts start bouncing around her brain like ping-pong balls?
Once Rainy finds friends who can handle her extreme energy, she decides that camp is great. She's even gotten good at keeping track of her things. But, when bad news from home floods...
5) Rainy
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt & Co
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Rainy Tucker, with her restless energy and knack for getting into trouble, leaves her family for the first time to go to sleep-away camp in rural Maine.
